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Federal Register Notice
This page contains the following two Federal Register Notices both published on Friday, December 20, 1996:67233 - 67234 Federal Register: Notice of deletion of the Sand Creek Industrial Site from the National Priorities List (NPL).
67234 Federal Register: Notice of deletion of the Cal West Metals Superfund Site (Site) from the National Priorities List.
67233 - 67234 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 246 / Friday, December 20, 1996 / Rules and Regulations
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-5667-2]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of deletion of the Sand Creek Industrial Site from the National Priorities List (NPL).
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Sand Creek Industrial Site (Site) in Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. EPA and the State of Colorado have determined that the Site poses no significant threat to public health or the environment as long as Operation & Maintenance (O & M) is implemented as necessary and Institutional Controls are implemented and effective. Therefore, no further remedial measures pursuant to CERCLA are appropriate. Further, EPA and the State of Colorado have determined that all appropriate response actions have been implemented at the Site and that no further cleanup by responsible parties is appropriate.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 20, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erna Acheson, Site Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8
999 18th Street
Suite 500, Mail Stop 8EPR-SR
Denver, Colorado 80202-2466
(303) 312-6762
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Site to be deleted from the NPL is: Sand Creek Industrial Site, Colorado.
A Notice of Intent to Delete for this Site was published August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44275 (1996)). The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was September 27, 1996. No comments have been received.
EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment and maintains the NPL as a list of those sites. Any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed remedial actions in the unlikely event that future conditions at the site warrant such action. Section 300.425 (e)(3). Deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability or impede agency efforts to recover costs associated with response efforts.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Hazardous waste.
Dated: November 27, 1996.
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows:
PART 300--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c) (2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580; 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
Appendix B--[Amended]
2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the site "Sand Creek Industrial, Commerce City, Colorado".
[FR Doc. 96-32089 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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67234 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 246 / Friday, December 20, 1996 / Rules and Regulations
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-5667-1]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of deletion of the Cal West Metals Superfund Site (Site) from the National Priorities List.
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6, announces the deletion of the Cal West Metals Superfund site in Lemitar, New Mexico from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA). EPA and the State of New Mexico through the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) have determined that all appropriate Fund-financed responses under CERCLA have been implemented and that no further cleanup is appropriate. Moreover, EPA and the State of New Mexico have determined that remedial actions conducted at the Site to date is Protective of public health, welfare, and the environment.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 20, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Donald Williams, New Mexico Team Leader
U.S. EPA, Region 6 (6SF-LN)
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
(214) 665-2197 or 1-800-533-3508
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The site to be deleted from the NPL is Cal West Metals, Socorro County, Lemitar, New Mexico. A Notice of Intent to Delete for this site was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 1996, (61 FR 56931). The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was December 5, 1996. EPA received no comments.
The EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to the public health, welfare, or the environment, and maintains the NPL as the list of those sites. Any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed remedial actions in the unlikely event that conditions at the site warrant such action in the future. NCP section 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, provides that in the event of a significant release from a site deleted from the NPL, the site shall be restored to the NPL without application of the Hazard Ranking System. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability or impede agency efforts to recover costs associated with response efforts.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Hazardous waste.
Dated: December 10, 1996.
Lynda Carroll,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR, part 300 is amended as follows:
PART 300--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243; E.O. 12580; 52 FR 2923; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757.
Appendix B--[Amended]
2. Table 2 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the site Cal West Metals (USSBA), Lemitar, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 96-32088 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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